What happened
Buffer overflow in cu program in HP-UX 11.0 may allow local users to gain privileges via a long -l command line argument.
Affected versions
n/a: n/a Fixed: See vendor advisory.
Why it matters
Review the vendor advisory and exposure of the affected product to determine operational impact.
Detection & mitigation
- Apply vendor-provided updates or mitigations.
- Review affected product exposure and access logs.
Public PoC references
RepositoryAuthorFirst seenReference
www.securityfocus.comNVD reference2000-12-11Verifiedwww.securityfocus.comNVD reference2000-12-11VerifiedExploit-DB 20373HP-UX 9.x/10.x/11.x - cu Buffer Overflowzorgon2000-11-02VerifiedExploit-DB 245HP-UX 11.0 - '/bin/cu' Local Privilege Escalationzorgon2001-01-13VerifiedSource timeline
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